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I bought it with the dream of walking on the beach and listening to audiobooks. Well, it can't do that. So I really thought about returning my now two-week-old Apple watch. But on balance, I have decided that its other tricks are … [Continue reading]
This story does not (yet) end happily. I knew I'd buy an Apple watch...but my rationalization was that it would consolidate my other wearables for audiobooks and fitness. For books, I'd buy the watch so I could finally give up my ancient and … [Continue reading]
Dylan's first baseball game. The weather was glorious. Got to shake hands and congratulate Manuel Espinoza, who rode American Pharaoh to Triple Crown victory the day before. Had the best hot dog ever. And oh yes, the Yankees won, 5 - … [Continue reading]
For those who know her as a character in a book or play, my mother is an idea and an inspiration. For my family and me, she's our real SALA and our beloved mother and grandmother and greatgrandmother. All those Salas come together in notes from … [Continue reading]
I did have a quick rebound relationship with Firefox. (Got to change this analogy, it's kinda creepy, I agree.) But it turns out that my iPad is more important than I realized. If I made a piechart of my online usage, i'd now say that … [Continue reading]
Turns out that Eric Limer and I must have been having the same Chrome moment. (thanks, Carie, for pointing this out!). As he put it on Gizmodo just this week, F* it, I'm going back to Firefox. And that great graphic, see above! But he is … [Continue reading]
Chrome kept crashing. It has been a few months since the "Snap" message made me smile with indulgent amusement. I was not amused. I deleted, re-installed: same thing. So when a message popped up that my flash settings were outmoded, or … [Continue reading]
There have been a spate of articles lately about dead shopping malls. Here's one from Green Acres. I'm a little too old to have been a teenage mall rat. For me, the Nanuet Mall will always be the monster that ate the cute little town of Spring … [Continue reading]
I bet we have all had a Fletcher, someone who wanted the best from us. Or is it someone who wanted the best and got it in the worst way? Or is it someone who had absolutely no idea what our best was....and was just a sadistic bastard? I have … [Continue reading]
It's so easy to post on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. I mean, they don't make me lazy, really, I do that to myself, but they do enable the soundbite that defeats any attempt at nuance or a complex message. So I'm inspired by today's FIRST … [Continue reading]